Big Red Balloon

Lee Hazlewood

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    Sometimes a man and a woman spends thirty or forty years together
    And they don't belong together
    And then one day, one of them tries to leave
    And does but in a most peculiar way

    Woman, one of these days I'm (leaving)
    Leaving you far behind
    And on that day you'll be (grieving)
    Grieve on, woman, I don't mind

    Look out in the backyard (mama)
    'Cause I'm leaving you real soon
    Gonna fly me up to (heaven)
    In my big red balloon

    You're nothing but an old fool
    And that's all you'll ever be
    You're nothing but an old fool
    You know you'll never beat me
    So stop your silly playing

    It's time you settled down
    And hear me when I'm saying
    You'll never get that damn thing off the ground
    Old women are ya (looking)

    'Cause I'm almost ten feet high, high, high
    Woman, stop your (cooking)
    'Cause I'll never eat that pie

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    I'm on my way to (heaven)
    Might even touch the Moon
    Wave me goodbye, I'm (leaving)
    In my big red balloon

    You're nothing but an old fool
    And that's all you'll ever be
    You're nothing but an old fool
    You know you'll never leave me

    So stop your silly playing
    It's time you settled down
    You better hear me when I'm saying
    You'll never get that damn thing off the ground

    You never gave me (loving)
    You never were the kind
    You never gave me (children)
    You never had the time

    Remember me to (no one)
    I was born this afternoon
    I got it all (together)
    In my big red balloon

    You're nothing but an old fool
    And that's all you'll ever be
    You're nothing but an old fool

    You know you'll never leave me
    So come on and stop this silly playing
    It's time you settled down
    And hear me when I'm saying

    You'll never get that damn thing off the ground
    You'll never get that damn thing off the ground
    I said you won't get that thing off the ground

    Get that
    What are you doing up there?
    Bring that damn thing back down here
    Listen, you hear me
    Get back down here boy

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    Composition: Ford Naomi

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